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Satan

(n.)
Grammar
Satan, es; m.

Satan

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Hé wæs fram Satane gecostnod, Mk. Skt. 1, 13: Exon. Th. 93, 6; Cri. 1522: Andr. Kmbl. 3374; An. 1691. The Greek form Satanas with acc. Satanan also occurs, Mk. Skt. 3, 23: Lk. Skt. 10, 18; and Satanus, Cd. Th. 287, 22; Sat. 371: 292, 27; Sat. 447

ge-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sundrian, p. ode; pp. od [sundrian, syndrian to sunder]

To separate ⬩ divide ⬩ sunder ⬩ sēpăxāre ⬩ discēdĕre ⬩ disjungĕre

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Gesundrod wæs lago wið lande water was separated from land, 8; Th. 10, 26; Gen. 162. Of sceádes ł gesundras definiens, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 13. Ðú ðe gesundradest qui destinasti, Rtl. 56, 31

Linked entry: ge-syndrian

hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, ⬩ near, ⬩ niggardly

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Ic ðé hneáw ne wæs landes and lissa I was no niggard to thee of land and favours, Cd. 136; Th. 171, 5; Gen. 2823

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.

to sink ⬩ plunge ⬩ immerse ⬩ to submerge ⬩ flood with water

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.), plunge, immerse Wæs his gewuna ðæt hé hine on ðam streáme sencte solebat in flumine supermeantibus undis immergi, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22. to submerge, flood with water Abraham wolde his sunu cwellan folmum sínum fýre (?)

Linked entry: be-sæncan

ge-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-warnian, p. ode; pp. od

To warn

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Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12. Ðá wearþ Godwine gewarnod then was earl Godwin warned, 1052; Erl. 183, 2.

god-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
god-sunu, a; m.
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Hiora wæs óðer his godsunu óðer Æþerédes ealdormonnes one of them was his godson, the other was alderman Ethelred's, Chr. 894 ; Erl. 91, 29: L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 13

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.

Carthage ⬩ Carthago

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Carthage; Carthago Cartaina toworpen wæs Carthage was overthrown, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 18. Scipia hæfde gefaren to ðære niwan byrig Cartaina Scipio had gone to the new city Carthage, 4, 10; Bos. 93, 41: 4, 13; Bos. 99, 27.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, -tión; p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To make ⬩ form ⬩ frame ⬩ appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ ordain ⬩ assign ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ constĭtuĕre ⬩ decernĕre

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He hine gegyrede mid grame wyrgþu, swá he hine wǽdum wrǽstum geteóde induit se mălĕdictiōne sīcut vestīmento, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód how the world was wondrously framed, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 28; Dan. 111.

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.

a custom, ⬩ usage ⬩ general practice of a community ⬩ mode of conduct, ⬩ custom, ⬩ manner ⬩ practice, ⬩ way, ⬩ usage of a class or kind ⬩ referring to animals ⬩ a practice of religion, ⬩ method of belief, ⬩ way of thinking, ⬩ legal usage ⬩ a custom, ⬩ habit, ⬩ manner, ⬩ mode of conduct of an individual ⬩ conduct, ⬩ behaviour

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Hit wæs Iudisc þeáw, Blickl. Homl. 67, 8. Feówertig daga hit wæs þeáw (mos)ðæt man sceolde wépan ǽlcne deádne mann, Gen. 50, 3. Siþþan wæs hiera (the Amazons) þeáw, ðæt hié ǽlce geáre tósomne férdon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 8: Beo.

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior

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Hé (the penitent thief ) hym andswarode: 'Sóð gé secgaþ ðæt ic sceaþa wæs and ealle yfelu on eorþan wyrcende,' Nicod. 32; Thw. 18, 19-22. Hé ( Judas ) wæs gítsere and se wyresta sceaþa, Blickl. Homl. 69,11.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.

A man of rank

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A man of rank Hé cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25

Linked entries: forþ-þegen forþ-wíf

nama

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Mann wæs fram Gode ásend, þæs nama wæs Ióhannes ( cui nomen erat Johannes ), Jn. 1, 6. Ðæs biscepes tíd and his módor, þǽre noma wæs Sc̃e Anthiæ, Shrn. 71, 29.

ge-secgan

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Hwí wæs þǽra engla synne forsuwod on þǽre béc Genesis, and þæs mannes wæs gesǽd (patefactum) ?, Angl. vii. 4, 27. to give notice of, make known, announce Hé gesægeð (cýð, W. S.) alle adnuntiabit omnia, Jn. L. R. 4, 25 : Jn. L. 16, 14.

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Ðá wæs módsefa miclum geblissod greatly then was his heart gladdened, Andr. Kmbl. 1783; An. 894: Elen. Kmbl. 1748; El. 876. Wæs módsefa áfýsed on forþwege my soul longed to be gone, Rood Kmbl. 246; Kr. 124. Mé ðín módsefa lícaþ you please me, Beo.

ge-lang

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Frægn Scipia hiene an hwý hit gelang wǽre ꝥ Numentię swá rade áhnescaden ( qua ope res Numantina fuisset eversa ), 5, 3; S. 222, 15

heáh

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Be þám heán muntum and dúnum, þá þe heáh standað ofer ealne middangeard, Wlfst. 262, 13. of water. rising water, high Seó eorðe weóll ongeán þám heofonlican flóde oð ðæt þæt wæter wæs heáhre þonne ǽnig munt ǽfre wǽre, Wlfst. 206, 22.

Linked entry: dynt

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of Cæsarēa ⬩ Kαιδάρεια

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He wæs swýðe gelǽred and swýðe mihtig lareów, and he munuc regol gesette mid swýðlícre drohtnunge. He wæs ǽr Benedictus, ðe us bóc awrát on Lédenre spræce leóhtre be dǽle ðonne Basilius, ac he tymde swáðeáh to Basilies tǽcinge for his trumnysse.

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATE ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malignity ⬩ malice ⬩ spite

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Ic flýma wæs ðæt ic mé his hete berh and wearnode qui vagabundus, hostium vitabam insidias, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28. Ða tó Sione hete hæfdon qui oderunt Sion, Ps. Th. 128, 3.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortune ⬩ mishap

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Wépendlíc tíd wæs ðæs geáres, ðe swá manig ungelimp wæs forðbringende, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 23. Gif ús ungelimpas on ǽhtum getímiaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 27. Fela ungelimpa gelimpð ðysse þeóde, Wulfst. 562, 12.

gebyrd-tíd

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Ðis wæs gedón ðý geáre ðe wæs ágán fram Crístes gebyrdtíde nigon hund wintra and hundnigontig wintra, C.D. iii. 255, 22. Gebyrðtíde, 256, 18.